We’re fascinated by the wonder of colour. True Colour explores subtle differences in each colour, how they were used, why they were so important to famous artists.
Blue is perhaps the best loved colour. The sky, the sea dominate works of art. Blue is mysterious evoking infinity & stillness. From indigo to ultramarine, from early Egyptians to modern art, Blue stimulates a journey of discovery.
The king of blue is ultramarine, a colour once as valuable as gold. Originated from lapis lazuli, a blue stone. Such an expensive colour that painters in the Middle Ages & the Renaissance used it sparingly, often just for clothes of divine figures – Mary & the angels.
